Line 5 of the Beijing Subway ( ) was Beijing's first subway with a north-south route. It runs for 27.6 km, in a near straight line, just east of the city centre from Tiantongyuan North in Changping District to Songjiazhuang in Fengtai District. It entered into operation on October 2007. Line 5's color is purple.

Fare

Flat fare of RMB 2.00 with unlimited transfers.

Hours of Operation

The first south-bound trains departs from Tiantongyuan North at 4:59am. The first north-bound train departs from Songjiazhuang at 5:19am . The last south-bound train leaves Tiantongyuan North at 10:47pm. The last north-bound train leaves Songjiazhuang at 11:10pm. For the official timetable, see[84686].

Route

On a map, Line 5 runs vertically, beginning with three stops in the far northern suburb of Tiantongyuan in Changping District, well beyond the 5th Ring Road, then crossing Line 13 at Lishuiqiao Station, and entering into the vast residential swaths of Chaoyang District on either side of the Yuan dynasty city wall. At Huixinxijie Nankou Station, it links up with Line 10. Further south, it skirts east of the Temple of Earth and meets Line 2 Loop at the Yonghegong, also known as the Lama Temple. Then Line 5 cuts through the old neighborhoods of Dongcheng District and the old foreign Legation Quarter between Dongdan and Chongwenmen. Further south, Line 5 stops at the eastern entrance to the Temple of Heaven in Chongwen District and eventually reaches Songjiazhuang in Fengtai District south of the city, where the station actually lies west-east, in contrast to other stops (where it lies north-south). It takes 49 minutes to cover all the 23 stations. Zhangzizhonglu Station, named after a general martyred in World War II , is the only eponymous station of the Beijing Subway.

The depots are located after Tiantongyuan North Station and Songjiazhuang Station

Stations

Stations listed from north to south.

Station No.	Station Name	Chinese Name	Travel Time (hrs)	Distance (km)	Transfers	Nearby Bus Stops
523		天通苑北	0:00	0.0
522		天通苑	0:02
521		天通苑南	0:04
520 1310		立水桥	0:06		Line 13
519		立水桥南	0:09
518		北苑路北	0:11
517		大屯路东	0:15
516	Huixin West St. North Intersection	惠新西街北口	0:17
515	Huixin West St. South Intersection	惠新西街南口	0:19
514	Heping West Bridge	和平西桥	0:21
513	Hepingli North St.	和平里北街	0:23
512 215	Yonghe Temple	雍和宫	0:26		Line 2
511		北新桥	0:28
510	Zhang Zizhong Rd.	张自忠路	0:30
509		东四	0:32
508		灯市口	0:34
507 119		东单 dōngdān	0:36		Line 1
506 209		崇文门	0:38		Line 2
505		磁器口	0:40
504	Temple of Heaven East Gate	天坛东门	0:42
503		蒲黄榆	0:44
502		刘家窑	0:46
501		宋家庄	0:48	27.6

Technology

Line 5 is the first subway line in Beijing to have platform screen doors in underground stations and automatic platform gates in elevated stations that prevent riders from falling on to the tracks. Line 5 stations also have LCD screens that display the wait times for the next train. Line 5 trains have digital voice announcements and LCD passenger information display.

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|Line 5 platform at Dongdan
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|Articulated, interconnected cars
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|LCD display inside Line 5
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History

Construction work on Line 5 got underway in late 2002 and the line opened to the public on October 7, 2007.

Timeline

• December 28, 2002: Construction on Line 5 began..
• March 28, 2004: Underground tunneling started underneath Yonghegong and Hepinglibeijie stations, marking the start of Line 5 construction in urban Beijing. The underground tunnel would pass the Temple of Heaven.
• May 20, 2004: The underground tunnel between Yonghegong and Zhangzizhonglu stations broke through.
• November 11, 2005: Railway tracks were laid at Huixinxijie Beikou station.
• July 2006: The entire underground railway was completed.
• September 2006: Platform screen doors began installation in Line 5 stations.
• April 2007: Line 5 started trial runs without passengers.
• October 7, 2007, 14:00: Line 5 opened to the public.
• November 23, 2007: Sound insulation were installed on the elevated parts of Line 5 following complaints of excess noise from nearby residents.
• July 19, 2008: The entire Huixinxijie Nankou station opens up, including the interchange with Line 10, following the inauguration of Line 10 services.

References

1. 北京地铁
2. 北京市南北交通大动脉地铁5号线近日将通车
3. 北京地铁5号线补装隔音设备 将低声进入天通苑，新浪网